Body found near Independence Square

Three suspects arrested over ‘Aawa’ links remanded

Three suspects who were arrested recently over links to the ‘Aawa’ sword gang, were ordered to be remanded till November 16. The three suspects were arrested over the violence in Jaffna and were presented before the Colombo Additional Magistrate today. The Magistrate ordered that the three suspects be remanded till?November 16. (Colombo Gazette)

08 Nov, 2016

Government preparing to present “pro-growth” budget

The Government is preparing to present the budget for 2017 which the Finance Minister says will be pro-growth and will focus on the deficiencies of the last several years. Finance Minister Mr. Ravi Karunanayake will present the?third budget of the?cohabitation government of President Maithripala Sirisena and the Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe?on Thursday in Parliament. ?It will be a real over view and over look of all the sectors of the economy that is beneficial to the people in the shor

08 Nov, 2016

India, Sri Lanka vow to tackle tobacco consumption

The 7th edition of World Health Organisation(WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) – the world’s biggest conference on anti-tobacco policies — began in India today, with India and Sri Lanka determined to eliminate tobacco consumption from the roots, IANS reported. At the convention, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena urged the world not to succumb or compromise with the tobacco industry, terming them manipulative and influencing policy makers most of the time. As part of t

07 Nov, 2016